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Family Feud by Chico Alexander and Chris Tufts, GSNN

Air time: Check listings or familyfeud.com
Host: Richard Karn
It's Cinco (times 12,000) de Mayo! A trip to Mexico and $100,000 is on the line as Burton welcomes us to the Feud's "Lovable Losers Tournament!" Winner of today's match takes on the Cerdas.
 
JACKPOT: $60,000
Rosebraugh (Zachary, Carrie, Keith, Larry, Mary Beth)
Elliott (Nisha, Nicole, Malcolm, Nina, Shannon)

Round 1: something some people don't take off when they go to bed (5). Zachary's underpants beats Nisha's socks, 1 to 2. Makeup, shirts, and jewelry sweep it for the 96.

Round 2: something most women expect most men to be really bad at (full board). Nicole gets the top of the board with cooking. The rest of the fam takes chores, raising kids, and asking for help, while the Rosebraughs go with shopping for the steal... got it for 150. Other answers: making love, decorating, dressing well.

Double Round: a phrase that starts with the word "turn" (full board). Malcolm turns around for #1. The Elliotts, though... strike out. The Rosebraughs steal with turn off for 220. Other answer: turn over a new leaf, turn the key, turn your life around, turn left/right.

Triple Round: when playing charades, name one thing people do to imitate a dog (4). Nina barks out number one. Beg, crawl, and pant round out the board for 285, which means we go to...

Sudden Death: who's usually the winner in a divorce, the husband, the wife, or the lawyer? That's Mary Beth with the preemie... "The wife"... Not it. Shannon goes with the obvious answer... the lawyer? It works for game, 516-220.

Nisha and Nina are 19 short of another $20,000, so we're still playing for maybe $80,000. Monday, it's the Cerdas vs. the Elliotts.

 
I've Got a Secret by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time: 11:30p ET/10:30p CT on GSN
Host: Bil Dwyer
It's tres secretos de Mayo! First is a 28-year vet of the post office, George Reeger! His secret: "I have 1800 mini Disney tattoos." Jermaine gets that it's on his chest area. Suzanne gets that something was put on. Frank gets tattoos. Billy gets a similar theme, but that's it. He gets dinner and $1000, and we get his tattoos. And some that aren't even out yes! I wonder where the "Cars" tattoos are.

Next up, from Grass Valley, CA, here's Sandy Hall. Her secret... related to a world championship. Suzanne helped the championship happen. Frank gets that it was a common pet. Billy gets dog and the way it looks. Jermaine blurts it out.

Her secret: "I own the world's tallest dog." Gibson the Harlequin Great Dane is 7'2" and still growing.

Blindfolds on for your next guests, Joey, Tara, Travis, and Wilbur. Their secret... although completely out in the open... "We are a KISS tribute band." And the thing is? They're all dwarves. That's right, it's Mini KISS! Frank gets that they're normal musicians. Billy gets that they rock as someone else. And it's all gravy from there.

Mini KISS takes us home.

 
Jeopardy! by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or jeopardy.com
Host: Alex Trebek
Bob Collins (restaurant manager from Melbourne, FL); $20,801
Dan McLeod (student from Vancouver, BC)
Karmie Johnson (registered nurse from Birmingham, AL)

¿Qué es Cinco de Mayo? The winner of today's game is going to get a break while the best of the best of the past year or so prove it for the next two weeks.

Bob starts up with $200 It Happened in May. At the TV time out, Dan and Bob are neck and neck with $2600 and $2200 respectively. Karmie is in the red by $400.

Bob comes in contact with a $400 Daily Double in South Dakota. He fronts his lead, $2200, on this: Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane are buried in this city's Mount Moriah Cemetery. "What is Deadwood?" Right for $7000. He takes the lead at $10,600 at the half, while Dan, at $1400, forgets that the British spell "aluminum" with an extra I. Karmie, still at -$400, starts Double Jeopardy!...

... with these categories: Cat, O', Nein!, Tales, Hit Me, and "Ouch!" Karmie selects $400 "Ouch!". Dan, coming alive in this round, finds the Daily Double under $1600 O'. He wagers $4000 on this: Britannica says that, in his time, after Shaw & Shakespeare, this dramatist was the most translated & produced. "Who is O'Neill?" Eugene O'Neill, right for $12,000. Last category gives Alex a chance to do his Arte Johnson impersonation, as Dan finds the second Daily Double under $1600 Nein! He bets $4000 again on this: in the 1980s, as Vatican doctrinal enforcer, the German born with this surname said no to "liberation theology." "Who is Ratzler?" Nope, it's Ratzinger, currently Pope Benedict XVI. He ends the round with $15,800, but hot on his heels is Bob with $13,400, while Karmie can ruin both of their day with $8400.

Final Jeopardy! in "US Presidents": had he lived in ancient Greece, he would've been called Odysseus. Correct question: Who is Ulysses S. Grant?

All three are right on, so it comes to wagering. Bob bets everything... while Dan bets a dollar more. He'll return in two weeks with $26,801, while Bob leaves with $22,801 on the gimme.

Remember, next week the preliminaries of the 2006 Tournament of Champions.

 
Lingo by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  7:30p ET/6:30p CT on GSN
Hosts: Chuck Woolery & Shandi Finnessey
Siblings Jason (teaching student) & Jacky (telecommunication student)
College friends Amy (corporate event producer) & Amy (photographer)
BONUS LINGO JACKPOT: $10,000

It's Lingo de Mayo! Yep, it's the Jason & Jacky Hernandez game today, as we reset the jackpot. And it's hard for us to remain neutral... so we're not even going to bother. Smoke'em nice and proper, JD!

Jason & Jacky get an M for MUSIC. Then they pick up FRESH, but Jason draws red. Amy & Amy get AMIGO, but producer Amy also hits a stopper. Jason & Jacky get WHEAT off of the stopper pull. But Jason pulls a stopper AGAIN! The Amys get PLAZA and BASIL, while Jason steals ROCKY. Amy squared return the favor with CIGAR for the Lingo and the lead, 150-100.

Jason & Jacky get an H, spending HOURS on it. Jason's definitely ball-shy about drawing as we go to the half, with the score at 150-125, Reds.

Second round, Jason & Jacky come alive, start with an S for SPICE. Jacky pulls Lingo, taking the lead, 275-150.

Amy & Amy turn a T into THING. Left Amy has red hands, though. Jason & Jacky get EMPTY as a result, but now it's Jacky with the red balls. They get the draw back with BURRO. They win the game, 375-200.

With two Bonus Lingo letters, Jason & Jacky get PLATE, TRAIL, CHILI, ZEBRA, GROOM, QUILT, ROAST, and LABOR at the buzzer for $800. Eight balls. Jason says he's got the money ball of 45. He doesn't. He's got 3. Jacky pulls Lingo on the final draw for $5000.

Monday, the jackpot begins to grow again.

 
The Price is Right by Chico Alexander, GSNN

Air time:  11a ET/10a CT on CBS (markets may vary)
Host: Bob Barker
It's Plinko de Mayo! Unfortunately, Plinko is nowhere to be seen today. Wade Marwood, Ciara Irvine, Cathy Wilkerson, and Dina Taborra are, though. First up, a grandfather clock. The $2940 clock goes to Wade as he tries to complete the Triple Play. First car: a Ford Focus. Choices: $14,251 or $17,980? He goes with $14,251... YES! The car was $15,260. Next, a Pontiac Vibe. Choices: $15,362, $17,250, or $20,816? He goes with $17,250... YES! It's $18,1165. Finally, a Ford Mustang, Which is nearer this time? $17,540, $19,950, $21,161, or $24,980. He goes with $24,980... NO! It's $22,094.

Gloria Feralio hopes to get us back on the winning team with a set of crystal stemware worth $1680. We couldn't give her a car, but what about cash? $10,000, to be exact, in 1/2 off. She knocks out half with an espresso maker and gumball lamp, and another half with a food scale and wireless headphones. That leaves 3, 5, 10, and 16. She goes for box 10.... Nothing. It was box 16.

Newlywed Evelyn Justice escapes the hot spot as well thanks to a $2495 HDTV. Now she gets a chance to play with blocks for a recumbent bicycle, a model ship, and a sofa. Block 1: model ship. Block 2: sofa. Block 3: bike. Model ship: $999. Sofa: $1185. Recumbent bike: $1999. Evelyn: winner and off to the Showcase.

Ciara breaks the skid with a $1440 set of his & hers golf equipment. She plays Double Prices for a hot tub. Is it $10,550 or $9495? She goes with $9495... Another winner!

Chris Baumler gets into Contestants' Row and gets out a round later thanks to a $489 convection oven. He gets a shot at Ford Escape. It's not $31,436. Each digit is One Away. First try: $22,545. One... two... three honks. He switches to $20,547. Actual price... $20,... 345. No car for him.

Last chance for Dina and Cathy comes with a luggage set. Price: $1050. Winner of that... and $500... Robert Willmott! He'll play for a trip to Ireland in Bullseye. First shot: two Philips' Milk of Magnesia, at $5.35... $10,70! BULLSEYE! We've got a breakeven today, as Ciara takes her spot in the Showcase.

First up: flowers for a year, a new dining room group with dinnerware, and a grand piano. Top winner Ciara passes to Evelyn, who bids $24,500. Now it's on Ciara, who gets a visit from Lilly the Leprechaun from earlier today (remember that Ireland trip?). She offers a blower/trimmer, a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, and a bowrider. She prices it all at $20,000. Actual price: $29,612. Actual price of Evelyn's Showcase... $18,059. Over she goes, as Ciara wins $40,587.

Stats: even, $57,781.

 
Wheel of Fortune by Jason Block, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or wheeloffortune.com
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
It's _in_o de Mayo! How ironic that our tribute to the Great Outdoors is taking place indoors. Tonight's our last show from Denver... until next week.

First up, a song title. Payroll supporter Robin Clemons from Aurora, CO, gets $1000 on FLY LIKE AN EAGLE. Heidi Prince, a Denver Spanish teacher, and Todd Ross, a Highlands Ranch post-production manager for a cable company join up for the second tossup, around the house. Todd fires... blanks. Heidi gets $2000 in FRAMED ART PRINT.

First up, Turkey... the trip, not the fowl. It's worth $8000, and it's on the Wheel. Place is the category for our first spin round. Heidi scores a Free Spin off of two Rs. She'll use it after an impressive run. She uses up all of the vowels solving U.S. OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER for $2950 now, $4950 total.

Gold Bond Ultimate Jackpot Prize Puzzle is a Thing. Todd gets a $1000 Goode Ski GC. Robin picks up a $1000 Body Glove CG, as she solves SAND BETWEEN YOUR TOES for that, $1450, and a trip to a beach of some sort... maybe like in Antigua? And if you've got Wheel Watcher Spin ID RB 11193, you're going to Antigua, too (with $50 grand if you have a Sony card). She's up to $8550.

The Pat Sajak cutout says win $10,000 in the Mystery Round, The 90s. Todd gets two Ks after landing in Mystery Territory. Will he risk $3200 for a peek? Yes! Does he have $10,000? No! Does Pat do a good Howie Mandel impersonation? Sorry... Here's a puzzle for the hometown crowd. Robin picks up $1000 from Altrec.com solving BRONCOS WIN BACK-TO-BACK SUPER BOWLS for $12,600 so far...

Living Thing is the $3000 tossup, as Heidi gets a COCKER SPANIEL, $7950 total. Next puzzle is a Phrase as Pat spins out $1600. Todd picks up another $8000 with IT COMES WITH THE TERRITORY.

But it's Robin and her $12,600 in swag that's heading to Bonus Land. Given Phrase, the standard package, and the add-ons of DPMA, we get...

_ _ _ N
_ A N D S

She got HANDS, but we all JOIN HANDS, as she loses out on $30,000, but $12,600 ain't too bad.

Next week, we get Mom in the act.

 
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire by Don Harpwood, GSNN

Air time:  Check listings or millionairetv.com
Host: Meredith Vieira
Another week at Walt Disney World is coming to a close, and Pam Peck (Port Charlotte, FL) is hoping to give it a strong finish. She is at $50,000, with 2 lifelines left...

Before they get going, Pam and Meredith each put on one of those hats with mouse ears, but these aren't ordinary; Pam's is golden, and Meredith's is sparkly. It looks like both are meant to commemorate WDW's 50th anniversary. Here's hoping they both bring a lot of good luck today, as the game resumes...

[$100,000]
The word "nerd" first appeared in print as a character's name in a work by what author?
A: Mark Twain
B: Dr. Seuss
C: Jonathan Swift
D: Lewis Carroll

Pam calls her son, Byron, and he says he's positive that it's B. Pam trusts him... and it's B! On to the next one...

[$250,000]
In the 1950s, Teflon pioneer Marc Grègoire first made use of the nonstick substance on what?
A: Hockey pucks
B: Roller skate wheels
C: Playground equipment
D: Fishing tackle

Pam immediately switches the question. After seeing that it was D, she then faces this...

[$250,000] (Q)
Bluetooth, a wireless technology used to link mobile devices, is named for a former king of what country?
A: Belgium
B: Germany
C: Denmark
D: Austria

Pam has no idea, so she decides to walk. The answer was C, but it doesn't matter to her; she has $100,000!

In the hot seat now is Dante Constable (Davie, FL). He's a rock musician, and he's wearing a shiny silver shirt, which he last wore at a Millennium New Year's Eve gig. Now, he originally auditioned in NYC, but didn't pass. But a few weeks later, he saw an advertisement for some place that seemed like a million-dollar bill. That inspired him to audition again, this time when they were at Miami. He passed, and now he's here! With that, Dante starts by knowing that in a 2005 speech, Al Gore said he had "absolutely no plans" to ever run for President again. He sweeps the lower tier, and is on a roll going into this...

[$25,000]
What U.S. state is bordered by Iowa to the north and Arkansas to the south?
A: Kansas
B: Illinois
C: Oklahoma
D: Missouri

The 50:50 leaves C and D. Dante says D... and he has $25,000! To the upper tier, now...

[$50,000]
In NASCAR racing, how many cars traditionally start in each race?
A: 33
B: 43
C: 53
D: 63

Dante doesn't follow NASCAR, so he asks the audience. Both polls favour B (52% of the studio audience; 38% of the AIM users). Dante trusts them... and they're right! Moving on...

[$100,000]
Which of the following is not a character in Madeleine L'Engle's classic children's book "A Wrinkle in Time"?
A: Mrs. Whynot
B: Mrs. Which
C: Mrs. Whatsit
D: Mrs. Who

Dante decides to switch it out. Once the answer is revealed to be A, this substitute question pops up...

[$100,000] (Q)
Which of these presidents was not born before President John F. Kennedy?
A: Richard Nixon
B: Gerald Ford
C: Jimmy Carter
D: Ronald Reagan

Dante goes for it, saying C... and he's right! Still going...

[$250,000]
What element, like water, has an unusual physical property that causes it to expand when it freezes?
A: Silicon
B: Polonium
C: Bismuth
D: Fluorine

Dante is leaning towards A, but he's not sure enough, so he calls his brother, Michael. Unfortunately, he doesn't give an answer in time. Nonetheless, Dante decides to trust his gut feeling! He locks in A as his final answer... but he's wrong! It's C! Ouch... Well, at least he heads home with $25,000!

That will do it for this week. See ya on Monday!
 
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